There was a mating flight the other day, and I caught several queens, but a few of them were still attached to a drone when I found them. Is it safe to leave the dead drones in the test tube or should I attempt an extraction?

I tried and failed to remove the live one. The queen seems very protective of it, and both became very agitated when I opened the tube. I would rather not stress the queen if she doesn't want to let it go yet.

I tried and failed to remove the live one. The queen seems very protective of it, and both became very agitated when I opened the tube. I would rather not stress the queen if she doesn't want to let it go yet.